[olug] OT: Freedom Downtime review

[Jonathan Warren]

Does anyoen have the equipment to dvix the video?  Is it available somewhere?  Something like this would be awesome to get played on public access.  I would like a copy if I can't find a ditigal version.

-Jon W

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 05:25:29PM -0600, William Haisch wrote:
> Hey everyone!
> 
> I received my copy of "Freedom Downtime" from 2600 on Thursday. This video
> mainly chronicles the Kevin Mitnick case but touches on the stories of
> Bernie S, XAIL, and Phiber Optik. I thought I knew the facts surrounding the
> Kevin Mitnick trial and his incarceration, but I only knew the mass media's
> misguided accounts. It was interesting to watch rumor and lies convert
> themselves into fact through the repetition inherent in mass media. It is
> offensively shocking to see the judicial system wrangled like a cowering
> bitch when paranoid corporations and overzealous government agencies seek a
> scapegoat to sacrifice in the public arena, all in the name of national
> security and corporate greed. Novell, Sun, and others claimed multi-millions
> in damage (but of course did not provide an itemized list, just outlandish
> numbers.) I believe that hackers are the new catch-all for patching all the
> corporate losses that cannot be explained. If you're not pissed about the
> hacker witch hunt that is currently going on, then you're not paying
> attention and someday your rights will be violated. The reasons for Bernie's
> imprisonment and abuse are cold and ludicris. This is a must-see for anyone,
> regardless of your feelings about security, hackers, or the government. If
> people would like a copy, let me know and we'll work something out (maybe a
> mass dubbing, but I'd have to borrow another VCR, the back says to copy and
> distribute the unaltered video freely). When I finish Kevin's book, "The Art
> of Deception", I'll give another review. Oh, and here's some keywords for
> whatever stupid hyper-paranoid government search engines and databases this
> will be filed into: hacking, anti-patriotism, communism, DMCA, TCA, CIA,
> FBI, 2600, 1984.
> 
> 
> -Wm.
> ----------
> William Haisch
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